Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
150th
of 221 groups
All-time high
79.0%
in 2024
All-time low
40.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.4% | — |
| 1971 | 40.8% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 43.1% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 44.2% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 43.3% | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 51.3% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 57.8% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 64.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.0% | 40.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 51.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 61.7% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 69.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.8% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.3% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release